You know, I thought I had recalled seeing the name George Smith on a McBain baptismal OPR for Old Machar, so I went and found it - I have a George Smith as a witness to the birth of Angus McBAIN at Old Machar in 1830. Always trying to find hints/clues/links, I looked up all possible George Smiths who may have been asked to witness the birth of a boy to a 57-year old Chelsea Pensioner (John MCBAIN) and his wife Christian. So, George SMITH and Elisabeth THOMSON came up as a possibility, and of course he and she had seven kids (atleast those listed on the IGI) in Old Machar from 1806 through to 1822. Did any of their births have a McBAIN as a witness? Just asking!! Causeway End also figures prominently in my family history as my GGGG grandpa John MCBAIN, wife Christian and their daughter Grace lives at Causeway End in the 1851 census and their son Allan McBAIN in 1861... who kows, may be someone from your line knew someone from my line... as far as going back further I was very fortunate in having two Chelsea Pensionsers so I could go back before 1740... try finding George SMITH's born in Aberdeen on IGI or ScotsPeople or perhaps the mason angle could be used... Cam ________________________________ From: philip booker <ky3215@yahoo.com.au> To: ABERDEEN@rootsweb.com Sent: Wed, March 31, 2010 8:01:18 PM Subject: [ABERDEEN] George SMITH and Elizabeth THOMSON I am trying to trace the genealogy of George Smith and Elizabeth Thomson who married in Old Machar on 1 June 1805. George was born in Aberdeenshire in about 1772 (1841 census)and died on 29 January 1845 in Aberdeen (will details, death certificate not found). I believe he was buried at Belhelvie cemetery on 1 February 1845 but do not know if there is a gravestone. Elizabeth was born about 1776 in Aberdeenshire and died after the 1841 census but before 2 February 1844, when George added a codicil to his will. George was a mason and builder and built houses in Causewayend road near the Aberdeen Canal and at Spital Hill. In 1841 the family were living in Canal road at Greyfriars. George owned a house at Spital which he received from George Smith, a shoemaker of New Deer. This shoemaker was a grand nephew of Alexander Smith, former resident of Spital and thus related to my George, but I don't know how. I have produced a modest biography on George's son Alexander who married Clementina Cobban and became a Congregational minister at Rendall in Orkney and who's children scattered to Glasgow, Forfar, Vancouver and Sydney, Australia. I have also traced George's son George who remained at Causewayend (censuses and IGI only). I'd like to go further back with George and Elizabeth and also trace their other descendants. Can anyone help? regards, Philip       ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ABERDEEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message